tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post3425669661673312514..comments2024-03-28T12:37:34.157-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Chokecherry BloomsFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53942135793284849922018-05-25T12:47:04.077-05:002018-05-25T12:47:04.077-05:00We had company the other day of an old classmate a...We had company the other day of an old classmate and his wife. Haven’t seen them for over a year and Barney just went bonkers when he saw them both. He never settled down until they left to go home. He has always liked these two but I had forgotten how he likes company. I hear stories from people every spring from people wishing that they could go get pin cherries in Minnesota. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-41951767003170736402018-05-25T00:37:57.051-05:002018-05-25T00:37:57.051-05:00I've never had chokeberry jelly but I bet it&#...I've never had chokeberry jelly but I bet it's good. Sweet photo of Chance. Our pollen is much better. We've had about 7 inches of rain in the past couple of weeks.<br />Wishing you guys a good weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-81791848350366396222018-05-25T00:24:45.867-05:002018-05-25T00:24:45.867-05:00I enjoyed seeing the chokecherries. We used to ha...I enjoyed seeing the chokecherries. We used to have them near our house when I was growing up but don't see them out here much.<br />Blessings,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47112844285488613742018-05-24T23:47:02.137-05:002018-05-24T23:47:02.137-05:00Never heard of chokeberries! Hope they taste good!...Never heard of chokeberries! Hope they taste good! And Chance is looking gorgeous. (Due to go up to 30 C here - far too hot for long walks with dogs.)Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-18889504487084786892018-05-24T23:29:36.746-05:002018-05-24T23:29:36.746-05:00As Karen pointed out, it is very dry here. We have...As Karen pointed out, it is very dry here. We have water barrels every possible corner of the house and workshop but by now we've used all that and I'm using "city water" for which we get charged. Oh well, I'm not going to let my flowers and vegetables die of thirst.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-42817721305350637982018-05-24T19:55:31.504-05:002018-05-24T19:55:31.504-05:00We are finally done with tree pollen but it was ve...We are finally done with tree pollen but it was very heavy here too.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82803305379640130342018-05-24T13:39:38.769-05:002018-05-24T13:39:38.769-05:00We are getting some hard rain ever day this week, ...We are getting some hard rain ever day this week, <br />for about 30 min then it stops and the sun comes out.<br />Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-26488674812886415272018-05-24T12:14:29.833-05:002018-05-24T12:14:29.833-05:00Hey, I beat you on the blooms Chokecherries here o...Hey, I beat you on the blooms Chokecherries here out last weekend.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-26198290077104456002018-05-24T10:51:52.337-05:002018-05-24T10:51:52.337-05:00Lots of pollen here too, and cottonwood 'snow&...Lots of pollen here too, and cottonwood 'snow' as DJan mentioned above. I may do the odd sneeze, but otherwise am not bothered. Larry said he feels just slightly stuffed up. Our dogs get yellow feet when the dandelions are in full bloom in the field, but they are long gone now. We need rain too, and none in sight for the next week, which may be a good thing as our neighbour started the haying process on our fields yesterday. I want it for the vegetables though, I hate having to water.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-11807545643069823862018-05-24T09:14:02.107-05:002018-05-24T09:14:02.107-05:00My husband is very allergic to pollen. He gets a v...My husband is very allergic to pollen. He gets a very itchy rash every spring. <br />I love chockecherry jelly!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-10754395907455491872018-05-24T09:01:32.877-05:002018-05-24T09:01:32.877-05:00We are dry here also...and in a Red Flag warning. ...We are dry here also...and in a Red Flag warning. But, for us...getting ready to cut hay...dry is a good thing.Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-79558011654142847952018-05-24T08:39:05.757-05:002018-05-24T08:39:05.757-05:00We got a little rain yesterday so I hope it went y...We got a little rain yesterday so I hope it went your way. Was around 90 here and sticky humid--just awful--and we went to the nursery and potted plants. Supposed to me around 90+ for days. Ugh!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4073850038703421242018-05-24T08:34:01.760-05:002018-05-24T08:34:01.760-05:00Darn pollen - it is troublesome here too and our p...Darn pollen - it is troublesome here too and our pine trees haven't even started. Relax Chance and enjoy those quiet days :)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138747690602990437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5709179262875551002018-05-24T07:25:24.262-05:002018-05-24T07:25:24.262-05:00It hasn't rained here for a week or two and ev...It hasn't rained here for a week or two and everything is covered with pollen here, too. And the cottonwood trees are sending out lot of "snow" to aggravate allergies. It's definitely warmer and sunnier than I remember other Memorial Day weeks in the past. DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-62095722649982253972018-05-24T06:33:03.389-05:002018-05-24T06:33:03.389-05:00I bet the jelly tastes real good. Sounds funny to ...I bet the jelly tastes real good. Sounds funny to think of Chance with yellow feet. I would be happy to send you some of our rain. We don't have pollen we have mold from all the rain.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-22323835422002270672018-05-24T06:24:42.188-05:002018-05-24T06:24:42.188-05:00I made grape jelly that way, too, in a pillowcase....I made grape jelly that way, too, in a pillowcase. My grandma had a cone-shaped colander -- she was fancy. Chance with yellow feet -- ha ha! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49901320120155149312018-05-24T04:59:03.112-05:002018-05-24T04:59:03.112-05:00I use that method only an old pillow case !! Cook,...I use that method only an old pillow case !! Cook, mash, and let the magic of gravity work! <br />I should have washed our porch before I had Rich pile dirt all around it. Now if I do it I will have simmering mud all around the concrete. Duh.<br />Does the pollen drive you crazy? Val Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com